Baling-press.



P. TRICK.

BALING PRESS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP TRICK, OF CRESTLINE, OHIO.

IBALING-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

Application filed September 24, 1909. Serial No. 519,401.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP TRIoK, citizen of the United States, residing at Crestline, in the county of Crawford and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Balin -Presses, of which the following is a speci cation.

My present invention has to do with baling presses and more particularly baling presses of the plunger type.

One ofthe objects of the invention is the provision of a baling press embodying simple, compact and powerful means for transmitting motion from a drive shaft to a reciprocatory plunger, and one that in general is possessed of high efliciency in proportion to its simple and compact construction.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a baling press of a drive shaft equipped with means through the medium j of which it may be expeditiously and easily connected with a traction engine or with a horse-power apparatus as occasion demands.

Other objects and advantageous characteristics of the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the drawings, accompanying and forming part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a baling press constructed in accordance with my invention, and showing the plunger in its retracted position and the members of the toggle in their uppermost positions. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section taken in a plane at one side of the members of the toggle and showing said members in their lowest positions and theplunger in its foremost I position. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view showing the connected plunger, toggle members and pitman as the same appear when removed from the machine. Fig. 5 1s a detailtransverse section taken In the plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6

is a detail end elevation illustrating the tension device.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

The main frame of the press is preferably formed by two longitudinal bars A spaced apart and connected at intervals of their length by cross-bars B. The said main frame is preferably, though not necessarily,

supported by ground wheels 0, and on its cross-bars 'B is arranged a horizontal floor D, Fig. 3. Thisfloor D forms the bottom of the baling case E and the feed-hopper F, and its rear portion serves to support two longitudinal and s acedbars G the oiiice of which will be hereinafter set forth.

The baling case E is open at its opposite ends in conventional manner, and its sides are formed by slotted bars as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Its top is formed by a plate H which is pivoted at its rear end and is therefore adapted to swing vertically within certain limits. It will also be observed that the baling case E is equipped at its forward or discharge end with a tension device made up of a cross-bar I disposed under the forward ends of the sides of the case, an upper bar J arranged above the forward ends of the sides and having a depend ing portion K that bears on the rear end of the plate H, upright rods L connecting the said bars I and J and having nuts M 011 their upper ends, and coiled springs N surrounding the rods and interposed between the said nuts and the bar J.

Hinged at its forward end to and arranged on the plate H is a platform P which is provided at 1ts rear end with a depending and beveled flange Q. This flange Q, is arranged immediately in rear of the rear end of the plate H, and hence it will be manifest that when an attendant stands on the platform, the flange will permit the forward passage of hay into the casing E but will check or prevent retrograde movement of the hay and in that way will contribute materially to the baling operation.

The plunger R of the press is provided with a rearwardly extending bar S and on the underside of said bar is a runner T that is movable fore and aft between the before mentioned longitudinal guide bars G. This provision while simple is important inasmuch as it effectually prevents binding of the plunger which fits snugly between the side walls of the hopper F.

Pivoted to and adapted to swing vertically on the rear end ofthe plunger bar S is the forward toggle member U, and pivoted to and adapted to swing vertically on a transverse rod V is the bifurcated rear end of the rear toggle member WV. The arms of the bifurcation in the rear toggle member W place the strain on the end portions of the transverse rod V and permit of the said rod bar X. It will also benoted that the rear bifurcated portion of the rear toggle member W fits snugly between the bars A of the main frame and against wear plates Y on said bars, with the result that said toggle member is strongly connected with the main frame and is securely held against lateral; play or lost motion and in that way enabled to, assist the runner T in. assuring; straight; fore and aft movements of plungerlh Thetoggle members U and W are pivots ally connected: together and, to a pitman Z hrQ- gh h e um of a. nsverse pint t and the inner, portion. of, the said pitman Z is beveled, as. indicated by by in Fig. 3, in:

sa d: r nsv r e e nd movab ebetw n th said wear plates; fbrace fixed with respect to the main frame bars and connected to the transversei red at 85 a Po n betwe n he rm Q e e r. we

order to enable it to properly aecolnmodate itself to,the.movementsof the forward toggle-member U.

At its lower end. the pitman Z ispivotally connected, to the cranlt A? of. a transverse drive Shaft 13?, journaled in suitable bear ings C on the bars A of the main, frame.

Thus it will be understood that incidental;

to rotation of theshaft B thetoggle mem be rs. U and l/V will be alternately depressed moved forwardly and backwardly.

As. best shown in Fig. 2 the transverse shaft B? is. equipped at one end with a. spur gear 0 and, at its. opposite end with. a miter gearcZ. Thespur gear 0 is intermeshed with a similar gear 6 on a short transverse shaft f: which also carriesoa band pulley g, and consequently it will be understood that the pressmay be actuated by a traction or other engine through band (not shown).

The miter gear (Z on the opposite end; of the shaft 13?, with referenceto the spur, gear c, is intermeshed. with a. miter gear it on a longitudinal shaft; 1', and from: this it fol-.

lows that when it is not expedient toioperate the press through a band from an engine the press. may beactuated. by a horsepower apparatus. or any other available and. suitable motor through the medium of the shaft 2'.

As-will be observed by reference toiFig. 2,

' the short transverse shaft fand thelongitudinal shaft 2'. are supported by a supplemental frame M? fixed to and carried. by the bars A. of the mainframe.

It will be gathered from the foregoing that my novel baling press is. simple and.

compact in construction and reliable in operation, and that it is well adapted to with; stand the hard usage to which baling. presses vof corresponding type are. ordinarily subfloor carried by said bars, longitudinal guide barsfixed to said horizontal floor and spaced apart, a plunger movable in front of said guide bars and having a rearwardly extending bar and also having a runner on the un- 7 derside of said bar and movable longitudi nally between the guide bars, a transverse drive shaft Journaled. 1n bearings on the mam frame bars and havmg a crank movable between said bars wear plates. on the inner sides of the rear portions.- of the main frame bars, a transverse rodcarried by the rear; portions ofsaid main frame) bars, a; rear togglemember having. a bifurcation. in

t e endi mls a s a e lle-a m f ai atwa p ote ni he. nd; p r l ns;

a g tu lr-cen al 2- h C m inat n 11 a b i g pre s o glongitudinal; bars fixed together and spaced 1 ;apart toform a, main frame, a horizontal; floor carried by said bars, longitudinal guide bars. fixed to -said horizontal floor and spaced apart, a plungermovable. in front of said guidebars and having a. nearwardly extend ing bar. and also having a runner on the; under side-of said bar and movable longijtudinally between the guide bars, a transr edr v ha jo na a n bear g the main frame bars and having a crank movable between said; bars, wear-plates on Ethe inner sides. of the. rear portions. of the 1113111 frame bars, a transverse rodearned by. therear portionsiof said n 1 ain framebars,

a rear togglevmen ber having a bifurcation in its rear end and also having the arms-of said bifurcatitm pivoted. on. the end portions of said; transverse rod and movable between. the. said. Wear plates, a longitudinal-central brace fixed with. respect to the mainframe I 1 bars. and connected toythe transverse. rodat' a point between the. arms. of the rear toggle member, a forward toggle member pivoted to the rear end of theplunger bar, a pa pivoted to the crank of the drive shaft, a pintle. connecting the rear and; forward tog gle members; together and to the. pitnian, aspur gear on one end of the transverse-drive shaft, a miter gear on the opposite. end of. said shaft,a supplemental framefixedto the rear portions of the main frame bars a. short 1 25.

transverse, shaft mounted. on said "supplemental, frame. and having a spurgear interme he i th he fi. a ended Spur gear and also having a band pulley, and a'longitudinal, shaft mounted. on the. supplementah the main frame, a pitman connected with the crank of the shaft and also connected 7 with the adjacent portions of the toggle members a transverse rod carried by the rear portion of the main frame, and a longitudinal central brace at the rear end of the main frame, said brace being secured at its forward end to said frame, and at its rear end to said transverse rod at a point centrally of the rear toggle member.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PHILIP TRICK.

Witnesses:

J. B. BENNETT, H. E. BORMUTH. 

